"Give a boy a bat, a ball, and a place to play and you'll have a good citizen."

-Manager Joe McCarthy

10 Commandments for Success in the Majors

By Joe McCarthy

1. Nobody ever became a ballplayer by walking after a ball.

2. You will never become a .300 hitter unless you take the bat off your shoulder.

3. An outfielder who throws back of a runner is locking the barn after the
horse is stolen.

4. Keep your head up and you may not have to keep it down.

5. When you start to slide, slide. He who changes his mind may have to change
a good leg for a bad one.

6. Do not alibi on bad hops. Anybody can field the good ones.

7. Always run them out. You never can tell.

8. Do not quit.

9. Do not fight too much with the umpires. You cannot expect them to be as
perfect as you are.

10. A pitcher who hasn't control hasn't anything.

McCARTHY ON MANAGING

Longtime manager Joe McCarthy, who left the game in 1949, usually enjoyed
his job. "Sometimes I think I'm in the greatest business in the world," he
said. "Then I lose four straight and want to change places with a farmer."